Harness



1,493,865 J. D. PA DGITT .HARNES s Filed Dec. 20 1923 N V EN TOR.

(ZAP zz/ A T ORNEYS.

UITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE DAVID PADGITT, F DALLAS, TEXAS.

HARNESS.

Application filed December 20, 1923.

T 0 all whom 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that 1, Jesse DAVID PADGITT,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State 5 of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to harness and refers more particularly to improvements in the breeching support for harness.

An object of the invention is to provide a support of simple construction and within which the metal rings now commonly used will be eliminated.

A second object is to provide a support that may be more quickly manutactured at a smaller cost, thus saving time, labor and expense.

A still further advantage of the invention lies in the supportor hip straps which are attached to the back pad.

Other features are the manner of attachment of the turn back straps to the central portion oi? the breeching support or hip straps, and the manner of "fastening the hip straps and back pad together. The above objects and advantages will be clearly set forth in the following description, taken in connection. with the drawings attached hereto. as tollows;-

Figure 1 represents a sectional top or plan view of the invention.

Figure 2- shows a view of the lower or under side partly broken away.

Figure 3 shows the invention inposition. and its relation to the breeching.

Following the figures. the bad 1 is stitchc at m alongthe edge and has the strap support 2 sewed on its upper surface. This Serial No. 681,865.

support is divided into two straps, 4 and 5 of equal size, which are in turn stitched. at. points g g The straps a and 5 are adapted to be attached to the breeching 8 by buckles 9-9 or by any standard attachment.

The turn back straps 33, extending to the girth (not shown) are riveted to the upper portion of the strap 2 at points (I -(Z The back pad is stuffed with suitable material 6, preferably hair or wool.

It should be understood that the strength and size of the straps may Vary and the amount of stitching be adapted to the style of the harness whether light or heavy, without departing from the spirit and intent of the invention as set forth in the following claims I 1. In a harness, a breeching support eomprising a back pad; a supporting strap stitched to the back pad and situated above it, said strap being split longitudinally on each side of its attachment to the pad to form two straps, means to attach the end of the straps so formed to a standard breeching, and turn back straps fastened over the back pad and supporting strap.

2. In a harness, a breechinp; support comprising a back pad, asupport strap stitched to the back pad on its upper side; said strap divided into two breeching straps on either side of said attachment; means to attach ends of the breecl'iing straps to a standard breechingr, and means to attach a turn inn-l: strap or straps to the support strap and the back pad.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JESSE DAVID PADGITT. 

